Licence to clubs

Section 44 of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act deals with licence to clubs. The [State] Government may, by rules or an order in writing [grant or authorise an officer to grant] licence; The Act was enacted on 20 May 1949.

(1) The ¹[State] Government may, by rules or an order in writing ²[grant or authorise an officer to grant] licence; to a club approved by the ³[State] Government in this behalf to sell foreign liquor ⁴[to its members holding permits.]

(2) Such licences shall be granted on the following conditions-

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(b) that no liquor shall be served to the holder of any permit in any room of the club to which the public have access at the time when any person who does not hold such permit is present;

(c) that the club when authorised ⁶[in writing] by any member who is the holder of a permit may stock the permitted quantity of liquor on account of such member;

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Section 44, The Maharashtra Prohibition Act (Act 25 of 1949).